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Message #35498
Re: What are the requirements for the courtyard layer polygon?
Le 17/04/2018 à 13:15, Rene Pöschl a écrit :
> If i understand it correctly, kicad 5 will offer a check for courtyard violations.
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> Does this check come with requirements with regards to the courtyard layer?
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> In particular: Does the polygon that describes the courtyard need to be closed? If not how much
> tolerance is allowed?
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> Are arcs and circles supported?
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The courtyard area must be a closed polygon.
* The algo to build the courtyard from graphic items is the algo used to build the board outline
(for instance for the 3D viewer).
* arcs and circles supported (and converted to segments to build the polygon)
* the tolerance is currently hardcoded to 0.01mm
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Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
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